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• Field demands probe into Bernard Matthews pensions as sale looms

  19-09-2016 21:11
  The chairman of a powerful parliamentary committee is urging watchdogs to probe a takeover deal that will see the retirement scheme of Bernard Matthews, the turkey producer, being absorbed by an industry-funded lifeboat. Sky News can reveal that Frank Field, the Labour MP who has led demands for Sir Philip Green to plug a vast hole in the BHS pension scheme, is calling on the Pensions Regulator to investigate the circumstances of Bernard Matthews' imminent sale to Ranjit Boparan, the food indust
  
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• New York bombing suspect arrested after shootout

  19-09-2016 20:43
  
  The suspect was discovered asleep in the doorway of a New Jersey bar, authorities said.
  
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• TV appeal to find man who sexually assaulted six-year-olds at Legoland

  19-09-2016 20:39
  Two mothers whose six-year-old girls were sexually assaulted during a trip to Legoland over the summer holidays have spoken about the attack. Speaking to BBC Crimewatch ahead of a televised appeal, one of the parents said: "I wasn't concerned about them behind in there, I was concerned with one of them running out and getting lost, so (one of us) was at the entrance to catch them. The two girls had put Legoland on their "bucket list" of places they wanted to visit during the school break, and we
  
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• Theresa May tells UN: UK has right to control borders

  19-09-2016 20:36
  
  The UK has the right to control its borders and turn away "economic migrants" who pose as refugees to gain entry, Theresa May has told world leaders. At a UN summit, the Prime Minister called for an end to "uncontrolled migration" and said refugees should claim asylum in the first safe country they come to in order to address "unprecedented levels of population movement".
  
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• Anti-sugar Jeremy Corbyn sets out his position on the crucial biscuit issue

  19-09-2016 19:40
  
  Jeremy Corbyn took part in a live chat on Mumsnet this afternoon and let’s just say it caused a stir.
  
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• Wilbert, Doris and Kamil picked as UK storm names by Met Office

  19-09-2016 19:22
  
  Wilbert may be windy, Robert rainy and Susan snowy under plans by the Met Office and Met Eireann to name storms this winter. Doris, Ivor and Gabriel are also on the list, which forecasters have compiled from more than 10,000 suggestions which were submitted by the public. The UK and Ireland first began naming storms in October 2015.
  
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• FTSE 100 up ahead of US Fed decision adding £27bn to its value

  19-09-2016 19:16
  The FTSE 100 has climbed by more than 100 points as investors await the latest interest rate decision from the US. The FTSE 100's rise of 103.3 points, or 1.54%, to 6813.6, was the biggest in percentage terms for just over two weeks. Experts said the strong stock performance reflected volatility ahead of Wednesday's rates decision from the US Federal Reserve.
  
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• May to meet Goldman, Amazon, IBM to discuss post-Brexit investment

  19-09-2016 19:05
  By Guy Faulconbridge NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will meet business chiefs from firms including Goldman Sachs, IBM and Amazon on Monday in an attempt to reassure investors after her country's shock vote to leave the European Union. The June 23 vote took many investors and chief executives by surprise, triggering the deepest political and financial turmoil in Britain since World War Two and the biggest ever one-day fall in sterling against the dollar. "There's something like a
  
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• Timeline: 'Depraved' taxi driver Christopher Halliwell evaded justice for years

  19-09-2016 19:03
  More than 13 years after Becky Godden was last seen alive, Christopher Halliwell has been convicted of her murder.
  
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• Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker reignite Twitter spat over the importance of winning in sport

  19-09-2016 18:05
  
  Despite both admiring the efforts of the Brownlee brothers, Gary Lineker and Piers Morgan came to blows over social media in their individual takes on winning.
  
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• How to contact the Guardian securely

  19-09-2016 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Technical options for people who want to get in touch with journalists in a way that protects both security and anonymitySome of the most important stories published by the Guardian have come from whistleblowers. Their disclosures have been vital in exposing stories of huge public interest, sometimes with global ramifications. Our pledge is to protect our sources ‐ and not to disclose their identities, or our communications with them, unless their approval has been given. If you want to ge
  
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• Seven up from Corbyn

  19-09-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has taken part in a live webchat for Mumsnet - here are seven of his most eye-catching answers...
  
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• Kent and Essex police forces increase armed anti-terror patrols

  19-09-2016 17:52
  Two police forces have increased the frequency of armed patrols as part of efforts to counter the terror threat facing Britain. Kent Police said firearms and Taser patrols will be increased around Canterbury Cathedral, the Port of Dover, Bluewater shopping centre and other key locations. Meanwhile, Essex Police announced that armed officers are to be deployed at sites including Lakeside shopping centre and London Southend Airport.
  
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• Bags and bling, tourists seek bargains in Brexit Britain

  19-09-2016 17:32
  By Laura Gardner Cuesta LONDON (Reuters) - The sharp fall in sterling since Britain voted to leave the European Union has encouraged tourists to go on a spending spree, providing a little relief for the economy as it faces an overall sharp slowdown. Foreign visitors have helped boost high street sales since the referendum on June 23, Britain's official statisticians say. London's West End shopping district has also reported increased spending by non-resident shoppers whose dollars, euros and oth
  
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• Convicted killer found guilty of murdering Becky Godden

  19-09-2016 17:31
  A convicted killer has been found guilty of murdering Becky Godden, whose body was found in a shallow grave in 2011. Christopher Halliwell, a taxi driver from Swindon, killed the 20-year-old at some point between 2003 and 2005. Judge Sir John Griffith Williams said he was considering either a whole life order or a "significant" minimum jail term for Halliwell.
  
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• Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker reignite twitter spat over the importance winning in sport

  19-09-2016 17:02
  
  Despite both admiring the efforts of the Brownlee brothers, Gary Lineker and Piers Morgan came to blows over social media in their individual takes on winning.
  
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• 'Incredible' Alistair Brownlee carries brother Jonny to finish

  19-09-2016 16:49
  Olympic triathlete Jonny Brownlee has thanked his "incredible" brother Alistair, who carried him across the line in the final of the World Triathlon Series. Leading the race in Mexico with a kilometre to go, an exhausted Jonny Brownlee stopped and began to stumble. Moments later he was caught up by his brother and fellow triathlete Alistair and South African Henri Schoeman, who took the lead as Alistair put his arm around Jonny to keep him from collapsing.
  
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• Lost and caught

  19-09-2016 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The story of how Christopher Halliwell, the murderer of Becky Godden, was finally convicted.
  
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• London 'lifejacket graveyard' aims to send message to U.N. summit

  19-09-2016 16:24
  Aid organisations laid out 2,500 lifejackets symbolizing refugee crossings to Europe in a demonstration outside the British parliament on Monday timed to coincide with a United Nations summit on the worldwide migrant crisis. The United Nations refugee body UNHCR, International Rescue Committee, Migrant Voice, World Vision, and Médecins Sans Frontières collaborated for the display, which they called a "lifejacket graveyard" to illustrate the risks migrants take. The UNHCR estimates
  
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• British police seek to block visit by suspected female genital mutilator

  19-09-2016 16:23
  Police said on Monday they were looking for ways to prevent the entry into Britain of a suspected practitioner of female genital mutilation (FGM). An FGM victim in her 40s had tipped them off about the person's intention to visit the country, London's Metropolitan Police added in a statement. The government estimated in 2014 that 170,000 women and girls in Britain had been victims of female genital mutilation, which involves the ritual removal of some or all parts of the genitalia.
  
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• Payday firm CFO Lending to pay back £35m to customers

  19-09-2016 16:04
  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that payday firm CFO Lending used systems that sometimes showed incorrect balances for customers, leading them to overpay. The firm will pay £31.9m towards writing off customer balances and £2.9m in cash payments, with affected customers to be contacted by them by March next year.
  
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• 220 jobs hit as Microsoft shuts Skype office

  19-09-2016 16:02
  Microsoft is closing the London headquarters of Skype as part of a review which will put 220 jobs at risk. Skype was launched in the capital in 2003 and bought by Microsoft for $8.5bn (£6.5bn) in 2011. The US tech giant said it was consolidating its offices in London at a new base at Paddington.
  
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• Microsoft UK closures put 220 jobs at risk in London

  19-09-2016 15:42
  Microsoft is closing some offices in London, including the headquarters of Skype, putting 220 jobs at risk. Skype was launched in the capital in 2003 and bought by Microsoft for $8.5bn (£6.5bn) in 2011. Microsoft said this potentially put at risk a number of "globally focused" jobs at Skype as well as corporate social network business Yammer.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne pleads guilty over 'insidious racism'

  19-09-2016 15:00
  
  Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated offence. Sky News correspondent Tom Parmenter said: "The security guard was standing in a dimly lit area of the stage. Gascoigne, who lives in Dorset, was handed a £1,000 fine and ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.
  
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• Britain says took part in air strikes believed to have killed Syrian soldiers

  19-09-2016 14:49
  Britain said on Monday it had taken part in a U.S-led air strikes in Syria over the weekend that Russia says killed Syrian soldiers. "We can confirm that the UK participated in the recent coalition air strike in Syria ... on Saturday, and we are fully co-operating with the coalition investigation," the defence ministry said in a statement. The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday U.S. jets had killed more than 60 Syrian soldiers in four air strikes by two F-16s and two A-10s coming from the
  
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• Man in court over alleged nail-bomb plot targeting Oxford Street

  19-09-2016 14:46
  A former student has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of planning to launch an Islamic State-inspired nail-bomb attack in central London.
  
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• Harry Potter's house at 4 Privet Drive is up for sale - complete with cupboard

  19-09-2016 14:42
  
  It’s not cheap, mind.
  
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• Food fight

  19-09-2016 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former footballer Rio Ferdinand finds himself at the centre of a storm over the national identity of a popular dish.
  
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• Haunting images show 'life jacket graveyard' tribute to refugees outside Parliament

  19-09-2016 14:18
  
  Each jacket represents one of 2,500 lives lost.
  
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• CFO payday lender agrees to compensate customers

  19-09-2016 14:06
  CFO Lending will provide 34.8 million pounds in compensation to 97,000 clients after the Financial Conduct Authority discovered the British payday lender was treating them unfairly, the watchdog said on Monday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has agreed a number of redress schemes with payday lenders since 2014 as it cracks down on a sector under fire from lawmakers and the Church of England alike for piling pressure on the poor with high interest rates. The watchdog said the compensation
  
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• Theresa May to tell UN: UK has right to control borders

  19-09-2016 13:44
  
  The UK has the right to control its borders and turn away "economic migrants" who pose as refugees to gain entry, Theresa May will tell world leaders. The Prime Minister will say at the UN summit that refugees should claim asylum in the first safe country they come to in order to address "unprecedented levels of population movement" around the world. Mrs May will offer a three-point strategy to tackle the migrant crisis and warn leaders the problem must be addressed to ensure "pub
  
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• GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure

  19-09-2016 13:41
  GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product's "exorbitant" cost by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. GSK said its offer was made on the basis that others would not seek to reference the special price, which is intended solely to support refugee populations. Pfizer also makes a pneumococcal vaccine called Prevnar.
  
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• Millionaire Zef Eisenberg injured in high-speed motorcycle crash

  19-09-2016 13:29
  A millionaire businessman has been airlifted to hospital with a suspected broken pelvis after coming off his gas turbine-powered motorcycle at a track day. Zef Eisenberg, 43, had been riding the high-performance machine at the Straightliners Top Speed event at Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire. Mr Eisenberg, who founded the sports nutrition company Maximuscle, was taken by helicopter to Leeds General Infirmary after coming off his bike at about 2pm on Sunday.
  
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• Geometry, uniforms and 1980s inspire London catwalks

  19-09-2016 13:25
  Designers took inspiration from geometry, the 1980s and British uniforms for their London Fashion Week creations over the weekend, with more labels selling items hot off the catwalk as they adopt the runway to a retail business model. High street brand Topshop became the latest to offer customers the chance to buy designs straight after its show on Sunday, where models wore zebra print designs and skirts slashed at the thigh. Topshop said that for the first time key items modelled on the runway
  
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• Gazza pleads guilty to racially aggravated offence

  19-09-2016 13:12
  
  The football star changed his plea to guilty ahead of the trial at Dudley Magistrates Court.
  
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• There are two acres of land and a job up for grabs if you move to this tiny Canadian island

  19-09-2016 12:57
  
  Cape Breton’s population is decreasing – but a local store has been inundated with thousands of applications after posting the novel job advert.
  
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• Medical issues 'will not form part of Jo Cox murder accused's defence'

  19-09-2016 12:28
  
  The defendant has been assessed by doctors and medical evidence will not form part of the defence.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne pleads guilty to racially aggravated offence

  19-09-2016 12:27
  
  Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated offence. Gascoigne, who lives in Dorset, admitted committing the offence on November 30 last year ahead of a trial at Dudley Magistrates' Court, which was due to start on Monday. Sky News correspondent Tom Parmenter said: "This surrounds a show…in which a pretty distasteful comment was made towards a black security guard working at the event.
  
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• Countess of Wessex 'terrified' as 445-mile bike challenge begins

  19-09-2016 12:18
  
  The Countess of Wessex admitted she was "quite terrified" as she set off on a gruelling 445-bike ride to raise money for the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards. Since starting her training in February, Sophie has covered almost 3,000 miles cycling on the road and on a static bike. Sophie said: "It's been going quite well, they keep assuring me that the training is the hardest bit and I'm ready to go.
  
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• See the solar-powered helicopter that just made 'aviation history'

  19-09-2016 12:16
  
  A group of university researchers claim they’ve managed the first solar-powered helicopter flight.
  
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• James Corden's The Late Late Show could be filmed in the UK

  19-09-2016 11:22
  James Corden’s stateside hit – The Late Late Show – could be coming to the UK, co-host Reggie Watts has said. The programme's Carpool Karaoke segments - featuring stars including Adele and Britney Spears - have been a massive draw, picking up tens of millions of views on YouTube. "I love the UK.
  
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• This man's act of kindness to the NYPD following the Manhattan blast will definitely make you smile

  19-09-2016 10:59
  
  What a guy.
  
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• Australia's Deputy PM shows skin cancer scars in deeply personal warning to the public

  19-09-2016 10:13
  
  The Australian politician said that he was humbled by peoples’ messages of support.
  
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• Ticket to ride: Virgin train passengers can now buy for journeys six months in advance

  19-09-2016 10:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RAIL passengers can now book the cheapest weekday tickets on Virgin Trains up to six months in advance, the operator said.
  
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• FBI quiz five people over New York bomb - here's what we know so far

  19-09-2016 09:49
  
  A suspect device was also found in New Jersey late on Sunday evening.
  
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• Ofwat examines potential for competition in the water market

  19-09-2016 09:02
  More competition in the residential water market could be worth billions of pounds and lead to better service, according to the country's water regulator. The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) has published a report, requested by the Government, on the costs and benefits of opening England's residential retail water market up to competition. In its report, Ofwat said there would be initial "significant" costs of setting up a new market, which would likely fall to companies and cus
  
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• Stars' film campaign highlights chances of getting cancer

  19-09-2016 08:01
  
  A host of top British stars are urging people to Stand Up To Cancer.
  
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• Millions of taxpayers' money 'earmarked for war veterans ended up being WASTED'

  19-09-2016 06:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GEORGE Osborne dished out millions of pounds to charities who "wasted" taxpayer funds meant to support war veterans, a report has claimed.
  
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• Cameron's bid to shut down investigation into British troops 'trumped by Attorney General'

  19-09-2016 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DAVID Cameron's bid to shut down criminal investigations into the alleged abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers was overruled by Government lawyers, according to reports.
  
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• Sturgeon's OWN MPs think she should shelve plans for Scottish independence until 2020

  19-09-2016 05:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon is being warned against invoking a snap independence referendum due to a chronic lack of support from Scots.
  
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